It’s just been brought to my attention that the wonderful folks at the Dreamland Theater have taken it upon themselves to create a female companion for Puppet Mark. Her name, I’m told, is Syrah Praylin, and she’s going to be starring in their next production, “Muerta Goes to Space Prison.”
Here’s how the production, which will start at 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 19th, has been explained to me…
The year is 2013. Syrah Praylin is president. Female daytime TV hosts are banished into space. Muerta Spewart is forced to do her show from a HD space prison. She tries in these poor conditions to prepare for her Holy Day Special. The plot twists into a chaotic tornado of magic, rainbows, glitter, mythic creatures, and even the bathroom sink. Your mind will continue swirl even as the credits roll. This whole ticking package is gift wrapped with a soundtrack by Charlie Slick that includes Elvis and Bee Gees covers. And, it’ll be presented with classic video: “Fanta & Tammy.”
Oh, and I’m also told that it’s not for kids… and that you’ll be asked to pay $10.
And, yeah, I was kind of kidding earlier when I implied the Palin puppet was made specifically for the sexual gratification of my puppet, like Eve was made for Adam. I’m sure that wasn’t the intention. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m the only one that saw the Palin puppet, and immediately imagined my puppet cozying up to it in a Snuggie made for two. Does that make me sick? It’s not like I personally want to make love to Sarah Palin… the woman or the puppet. I just think it would be neat if our puppets could be near one another at night, when all the puppeteers shut out the lights and go home.
Seriously, though… Now that they’ve got a Sarah Palin puppet and a Mark Maynard puppet, I don’t think we have any choice but to start a TV show. And I’m damned serious about this. I want to have a show where my puppet, sprawled across a couch, smoking cigarettes like Tom Snyder, interviews celebrities. The Palin puppet could sit in the audience and heckle, or something… It would put Ypsi on the map, like a terrorist attack.